EVENT: Freedom Dance Party (9/3/11)

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Check It ... Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (Videos Pt 1 + 2)

Finally got some videos from the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival here for you guys. With so many amazing artists hitting the stage, as a blogger, I'd have to apologize for the quality of these videos. As a fan, I was so into the show that I missed some opportunities to get videos of a few others, but no apologies here. Haha. From L.A. to Eternia, from Random Axe to Kanye West, I was able to get some good footage for those who missed it or those who wanna relive that day. Check out the first part of videos and make sure you stay tuned to part 2 coming.





Also, if you haven't, check out the pictures from the BHF '11 right here: No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn: Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival Recap

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No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn: Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival Recap

I got on a bus at 1am from upstate New York Saturday morning. This particular morning I was on my way to the 7th Annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. My blog partner and long time friend OC Supreme and I have made it a tradition to attend over the last few years. And having moved upstate New York, I wasn't going to change that. So, I sacrificed some comfort and a bed for the night to sit up in a seat and get as much sleep as I could between the start and end of the trip.

In my mind, there was really gonna be no sleep till (after) Brooklyn.

A Day In The Life of Homeboy Sandman

BHF '11 - A Day In The Life of Homeboy Sandman from BrooklynBodegaTV on Vimeo.

Homeboy Sandman is dope. Brooklyn Bodega's The Company Man spent a day with Homeboy Sandman as he hits various studios and travels around NYC. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing him rock at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival July 16th, along with Eternia, Shad, headliner Q-Tip and others. Peep the day in the life of Homeboy Sandman in the meantime. Chea!

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No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn ... Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival Calendar

It's almost like tradition for OC and I since we started blogging to head down to Brooklyn for the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. While, we'll only be around for the Main Stage show on Saturday, the good folks behind BHF, the Brooklyn Bodega, have events throughout the week. Check out the full calendar after the jump.

EVENT: Show and Prove Super Bowl

Come out Monday, July 11th and show love and support to my homegirl L.A. performing live for a chance to rock at this year's Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. Haven't seen her live show? Peep the a cappella below and you can peep more over at ucancallmela.com.

 

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Eternia: The Importance of the Live Show

BHF '11 - Eternia from BrooklynBodegaTV on Vimeo.

One of my favorite emcees Eternia sat down with Brooklyn Bodedga (the good folks behind the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival) to discuss the importance of her live show. She drops some gems, so take note. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing her rock in Brooklyn on July 16th with Random Axe, Shad, Homeboy Sandman and more.

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The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival Offers Free Festival Playlist on iTunes

After a pretty exciting announcement last week, Brooklyn Bodega returns with some more dope news.  I'll let them take the announcement from here ...

Brooklyn Bodega has joined forces with iTunes to offer a free 10-song playlist featuring past and present Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival artists, available now exclusively in the iTunes Store. Retailers throughout NYC will also be carrying iTunes cards offering the BHF playlist free download.

A celebration of Hip-Hop music and culture, the free iTunes playlist is in line with the Festival's commitment to keeping Hip-Hop affordable and accessible.

This iTunes partnership is the latest in a number of memorable milestones for the BHF including being the first large event in the newly renovated Brooklyn Bridge Park and an impressive roster of Hip-Hop acts that include Grammy winner (Lupe Fiasco), the front man of Jimmy Kimmel's late night band (Black Thought of The Roots) and VH1 Hip-Hop Honoree (Big Daddy Kane).

Playlist Track Listing:
Black Milk - "Welcome" (Gotta Go)
Diamond District - "Off The Late Night"
Kalae All Day - "Sun, Moon and Stars"
KRS-One - "Hip Hop Lives"
Leela James - "Party All Night"
Pharoache Monch - "Shine" (feat. Mela Machinko)
Random Axe - "The Hex"
Shad - "Rose Garden" Smif-n-Wessun - "Wrekonize"
Talib Kweli - "Go Now"

Download the free playlist today!

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Unique Squared to Produce The First Official BHF Mixtape

The good folks behind the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, Brooklyn Bodega, announced some exciting news today. Already slated to be a dope event with live performances from Q-Tip, Homeboy Sandman, Eternia, Random Axe and more, BHF has added an exciting addition to it's main day performances with Unique Squared, which will provide their Mobile Studio on-site for the BHF this year. I'll let Brooklyn Bodega take the announcement from here:

"Brooklyn Bodega is proud to announce a brand new partnership with online Pro Audio and DJ equipment store Unique Squared that is providing a Mobile Studio on-site for the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (BHF) on Saturday, July 16th.

"One thing Brooklyn Bodega has always wanted to do is produce a post-Festival mixtape with all its performing artists. What better way to capture the overall feel of the Festival, than with a project recorded on-site?" said  Kelli Jones, Business Development Manager, Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. "With the capabilities of the Unique Squared Mobile Studio bus, we are able to produce a mixtape featuring the fans favorite BHF '11 artists."

Parked on-site, Festival artists will have the opportunity to record material in the Unique Squared Mobile Studio for the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival X Unique Squared mixtape that will be released post-festival. The Mobile Studio will also feature a rotating roster of live DJ sets for attendees to enjoy at the bus throughout the day.

"Unique Squared and the Mobile Studio team are extremely excited to be in partnership with The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. Our previous mixtape efforts recorded during A3C 2010 and SXSW 2011 have been well received by music lovers and the industry as a whole," said Soul Wallace, Director, Unique Squared Mobile Studio. "We are looking forward to bringing 'Mobile Music' to Brooklyn.""

Even more exciting is the BHF's invitation to producers.

Attention Hip-Hop Producers!
Brooklyn Bodega and Unique Squared in conjunction with RappersIKnow.com, ProducersIKnow.com and SonicBids.com are accepting submissions from producers to submit tracks for the mixtape!

If you want one of the BHF '11 artists over your instrumental track, submit here.

Like I said, dope!

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Gearing Up For The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival

BHF 2011 headliner, Q-Tip

Canadian Rapper Shad

Yeah buddy, it's that time of year again. You know, when the Brooklyn Bodega rolls out their line-up for the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. O and I have attended the last few years, rain and shine. We've peeped some pretty dope live performances, enjoyed good food, drank and have met up with some fresh people.

BHF is where we met Lady Blogga for the first time in person after being cool for months online. BHF is where we met YC The Cynic, Dremur, Willie Green and many other dope NYC underground staples for the first time in person after posting much of their stuff on the site. BHF is where we met Jessica Estevez of iheartdilla.com for the first time after connecting online.

Eternia @ PAID DUES FESTIVAL by Ty Watkins

We're already looking forward to this year's event with its' headliner Q-Tip. But I'm also excited to check out Shad and Eternia, two Canadian artists who have been among my top 10 favorite music folks for over two years. I'm also excited about performances from NYC underground legend Homeboy Sandman and newcomer female emcee Nitty Scott. And they aren't even done announcing the line up, not to mention who Q-Tip may be bringing. I've already taken the time off from work. And word is a few other good people will be in town, including my boss over at skyyhookradio.com. I'm looking forward to building, networking and connecting with some good people again this year in Brooklyn. Are you down?

One of the hardest working members of the NYC underground Hip-Hop scene, Homeboy Sandman

The week-long Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival kicks off July 11 and culminates with the Family Day and Main Stage Performances on July 16. Throughout the week they'll be a salute to the DJs, the Brooklyn Bodega will have a recognition awards night, in addition to their education initiative and other events. I usually kick it for the tail end of the week. If you're in the city, you should make time. I mean, let's get together for drinks, they're on you. Ha!

In the meantime, look out for more updates as we approach the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival this year. Also, get out and support Show & Prove tonight, with some live performances from folks vying for their chance to perform in July on the main stage.

Stay tuned.

For more information:
www.brooklynbodega.com

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EVENT: Brooklyn Bodega's Show & Prove (5/19/11)

The next round of the Show & Prove presented by Brooklyn Bodega and 2DopeBoyz is coming up May 19th at Public Assembly. The line-up features some familiar names. This is the second of the three preliminary competitions. The winner of The Show & Prove Super Bowl opens for the 2011 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival.

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The Mad Bloggers Show, Ep 14

So, as previously mentioned The Mad Bloggers will be in Brooklyn July 10 and 11th. On the 10th, we'll be at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. On the 11th, we'll be in Prospect Park for The Roots, Talib Kweli, Blitz the Ambassador and more. Yeah and we didn't even need foursquare to tell you all of that (lol). It's gonna be a pretty good music filled weekend, as well as networking and connecting with folks. We're looking forward to it. Anyway, this week on the podcast we decided to feature tracks from many of the artists that will be featured at BHF on the performance day. Oh, and a reminder, this episode marks the beginning of our two week break. We'll be back soon, so don't worry. In the meantime, sit back and enjoy episode 14. Chea!

1. Skyzoo - "The Beautiful Decay"
2. Masta Ace & Edo G - "Ei8ht Is Enuff"
3. De La Soul - "All Good" (featuring Chaka Khan)
4. Curren$y - "Address" (featuring Stalley)
5. Diamond District - "Streets Won't Let Me Chill"
6. Black Moon - "Who Got Da Props?"
7. Rakaa Iriscience - "Let It Out" (featuring Money Harm aka Marvin Moore)
8. Smif--N-Wessun - "Bucktown USA"
9. De La Soul - "Ego Trippin' (Pt. 2)"
10. Fashawn - "Boy Meets World"
11. Black Moon - "I Got Cha Opin" (Remix)
12. Diamond District - "Who I Be"
13. De La Soul - "Stakes Is High"
14. Black Milk - "Give The Drummer Sum"
15. Large Professor - "XL"
16. Masta Ace - "Nostalgia"
17. Money Making Jam Boys - "Maniacs"

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For more information on The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, check out www.bkhiphopfestival.com

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Where you'll find @OCSupreme @ThroatChopU and @LadyBlogga ... Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival 2010

You've probably heard me, OC or LB mention The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival at some point over the last year, and even more so in the last month. It's a pretty cool summer event down in Brooklyn. We hit it up last year. It was actually the first time we met LB face-to-face. It was cool. This year it's a week long containing various events. All pretty dope. We'll collectively be attending the performance day festivities featuring De La Soul among others on Saturday, July 10. We look forward to linking up with and networking with various folks over the weekend. Check out some of the upcoming events that kick off Monday, July 5. We hope to see you on the 10th.

Monday 7/5 | Show & Prove Superbowl

One of the finalist, Kalae All Day

Brooklyn Bodega, the producers and creators of The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival and YUME Music teamed up to create "Show and Prove", a competition/showcase where up and coming artists who think they have what it takes to rock the biggest crowds in Brooklyn and New York City, are asked to simply show and prove their skills. Winners will open up at larger events throughout the city including Southpaw and ultimately The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, NYC's largest Hip-Hop event. 'Show and Prove' is a great way to get on the radar of promoters, event producers, managers, and A&R's.

July 5th will be the final event of our three month Show & Prove competition. Six artists competing for 2 slots on Performance Day, July 10th.

After Party with The Large Professor and more DJ’ing a special set.

Check Out These Show & Prove Finalists: Kalae All Day, St. Joe Louis, Poetic Republic, The Crowd, Mikeflo

Also Featuring DJ: Large Professor & More!

Price: $5.00

Tuesday 7/6 | Bodega Education Initiative:The Legacy Of J Dilla

The Bodega Education Initiative is a series of talks and discussions designed to create a space of dialogue between the diverse members of the Hip-Hop community. Attendees of BEI will receive a basis of knowledge on the history and content of Hip-Hop as seen through the pioneers and most intimate members of the culture. BEI will ultimately serve as a meeting point for all the different voices and perspectives within the Hip-Hop community: fans, artists, scholars, and practitioners in order to honor the history as well as add momentum to the culture.

This year’s BEI is dedicated to celebrating and understanding the life and music of the late J Dilla, one of the most influential Hip-Hop producers and composers of all time. In collaboration with The J Dilla Foundation, an organization founded by J Dilla’s mother and lifelong friend, Maureen Yancey. A day of panel discussions and seminars designed to explore intellectual and academic issues facing the myriad of content producers in the Hip-Hop space.

PANEL SUMMARY

4- 4:30pm: Stussy J Dilla Documentary

4:30-5:45pm: Session 1
Roundtable Discussion discussing Dilla's production techniques, diverse discography, and influence.

There will also be a special discussion about Dilla's path as artist as entrepreneur.

Featured Artists: Frank Nitty from Frank N Dank, Wajeed from the Platinum Pied Pipers, DJ Spinna and Big Tone

5:45-6:15 pm: 30 minute Intermission:
J Dilla Ensemble

6:15-7:30pm: Session 2
One-on-One conversation with Dilla’s mother, Maureen ‘Ma Dukes’ Yancey and Q-Tip.

Two of the most important people in Dilla’s life will give an intimate glimpse into the life of one of the most prolific and talented producers Hip-Hop has ever produced.

Featured Artist: Q Tip

7:30-7:45pm: 15 minute Break:
J Dilla Ensemble

7:45-8:00pm
Closing Remarks

Price: $10 (includes the After Party and a free drink on us)

Wednesday 7/8 Classic Hip-Hop Film Night

We will screen the classic Hip-Hop film "Juice" (1992), as well as feature a Q&A with established and burgeoning filmmakers.

Starring: Tupac Shakur (Bishop), Omar Epps (Q), Khalil Kain (Raheem), & Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins (Steel)

Plot Summary: 4 Harlem teens, Q, Bishop, Raheem and Steel, are o Jut skipping school one day when they find out an old friend was killed in a shootout at a bar. After this, Bishop tells his friends that they have no respect, or juice. To get some, they rob a corner grocery store, but the lunatic Bishop intentionally shoots the clerk for no apparent reason. They run into an alley where Raheem tells Bishop to give him the gun, they fight, and Raheem gets shot. Only the other 3 know what happened, and Bishop wants to get rid of them too.

Price: $5.00

Thursday 7/8 Salute The DJ

DJ Bobbito will be one of the featured DJs

In Hip-Hop’s early days the DJ was an integral part of the Hip-Hop act. While the evolution of the art form has pushed the DJ literally and figuratively to the back of the stage, his/her importance is still relevant. “Salute The DJ” will remind those who may have forgotten or those who are unfamiliar with one of the disciplines.

We dedicate a night to the backbone of Hip-Hop, the DJ. Performances from the best DJ's from NYC to LA divided into 2 categories:

The first will see Bobbito, Spinna and Waajeed rock solo sets and then go record for record as they spin the best Soul, Hip-Hop, Jazz, House and whatever flavor they have in their crates.

The second will feature a four turntable extravaganza with Rob Swift of The X-ecutioners and DJ Rhettmatic of The Beat Junkies. These world renowned and champion Turntablists will whip the crowd into a frenzy with a display of turntable wizardry.

Check Out These Featured DJ's: DJ Spinna, DJ Bobbito Garcia aka Kool Bob Love, DJ Rhettmatic of The Beat Junkies, DJ Rob Swift of the X-ecutioners, Waajeed (PPP)

Check out the Artists page to learn more about the night's DJs

NEW PRICE: $10.00

Saturday 7/10 Family Day

We end the festivities with a block party centered around the youth in the Hip-Hop community. Games, Entertainment, Community Groups, politicians, Moms, Dads, and kids come together to celebrate the core message of Hip-Hop – social change and individual empowerment.

Price: $15.00 (Includes Admission to Performance Day)

Saturday 7/10 Performance Day

The culmination of the 2010 programming. Old School, New School, Funk, Soul, Local, and International artists will converge upon downtown Brooklyn and the waterfront for a full day of the best Hip-Hop music our culture has to offer.

Check Out These Featured Artists: De La Soul, Smif N Wessun, Black Moon, Black Milk, Masta Ace, Skyzoo, Money Making Jam Boys, Curren$y, Fashawn, Rakka Iriscience, DJ Babu, J Dilla Ensemble, Dj Parler, Those Chosen, Aquil.

Hosted by Uncle Ralph McDaniel.

Price: $15.00 (Includes Admission to Family Day)


For more info about each of the events, maps and other useful info, check www.bkhiphopfestival.com


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J. Period + Black Thought "Brooklyn Go Hard"

We posted the full video but Black Thought really goes in on Brooklyn Go Hard, so we just posted that part of the clip. J. Period pretty much did a live mixtape during his set and Black Thought ripped it!

J.Period & Black Thought "Brooklyn Go Hard" (Live @ Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival 2009) from J.Period on Vimeo.

Check out our other post on Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival for the full Black Thought performance

"Brooklyn we go hard..." Black Thought at Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival

I've seen The Roots perform almost a dozen times! The band is crazy and Black Thought really goes in! On Saturday, it was just Black Thought who hit the stage with a surprise visit at the main event for the Fifth Annual Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival. Thought ripped it for almost 8 minutes! Both O and I are big fans of Black Thought and definitely enjoyed his performance! We'll be posting more from the Hip Hop Festival over the next day or so. So many great emcees performed! While it rained on and off on Saturday, it was great to be at the show enjoying some GREAT hip hop!

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THE 5th ANNUAL BROOKLYN HIP-HOP FESTIVAL

I received info a few weeks back on Brooklyn Bodega's Twitter page about a festival they're throwing for the 5th year. I visited their website and saw previous performers and this years performers and thought to myself, "For a small $10 donation, you're telling me I can check out all these artists? Where do I sign up?" You can't really beat that. For all the complaining we do about music, here's a great chance to support alot of established artists as well as hardly known / hardly heard of artists. I got my tickets. Excited to go and take lots of pics to blog about. I know it's gonna be a dope event. Check out the performers listed here...


THE 5th ANNUAL BROOKLYN HIP-HOP FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE JUNE 20TH 2009 - 12pm-8pm
EMPIRE FULTON FERRY STATE PARK
DUMBO, BROOKLYN

Full Artists Lineup...

First Stage:

Pharoahe Monch
DJ Premier
Styles P
dead prez
Smif N' Wessun
Grand Puba
J Period
Torae and Marco Polo
Tiye Phoenix
Keys N Krates
Brown Bag All Stars
DJ Parler
DJ Misbehaviour
Metermaids

Special Guests: Chip Fu, Kel Spencer, Homeboy Sandman

Hosted by Ralph McDaniels



Second Stage:

Donny Goines
Nyle
Eagle Nebula
Brokn Englsh
Children Of The Night

Hosted by Homeboy Sandman



The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival 2009 will take place on June 18th, 19th and 20th. Events include a retrospective photo exhibit of the first four years, a kick off party, Family Day, The Main Day, and the Official After Party.

Lots more info at their BROOKLYN HIP HOP FESTIVAL website.


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